Urbina arrested for allegedly firing gun

CARACAS, Venezuela - Free-agent pitcher Ugueth Urbina has been arrested for allegedly firing gunshots into the air in an upscale Caracas neighborhood.

Police arrested Urbina early Friday morning for firing a gun out the passenger window of an SUV, Chacao police chief Leonardo Diaz Paruta said in comments published Saturday in El Nacional newspaper.

Diaz Paruta said Urbina and a friend, Cesar Diaz, were intoxicated when they were detained. Police seized a 9 mm revolver from the pair, who were charged with possession of a weapon without a license and misuse of a firearm.